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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 147

Four Catawba Valley Stoneware Jugs including JFS

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(James Franklin Seagle, Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1829-1892) runny brownish green alkaline glaze, ovoid form jug, "JFS" and "1" stamp at shoulder. ringed neck, thick collared rim, applied strap handle, 11-1/2 in.; Catawba Valley stoneware jug, runny brownish green alkaline glaze, flared rim, applied strap handle, 11-3/4 in,; Catawba Valley stoneware jug, dark brown alkaline glaze with glaze runs from neck to shoulder, thick collared rim, applied strap handle, 14-1/4 in.; Catawba Valley stoneware jug, mottled brown and light green alkaline glaze, flared neck with tooled rim, small applied strap handle, 13-1/4 in.,

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, "JFS" jug with repaired handle and area of illumination on stamp under blacklight, other residue, runny brown jug with kiln debris as made, surface abrasions, chips to base edge as made with wear, dark brown jug with 3/4 in. rim chip, small handle chip, 2-1/2 in, firing separation to lower body as made, surface wear and abrasions, brown and light green jug with 7-1/2 in. hairline from neck to belly, areas of abrasions to belly of jar, other surface abrasions, firing hairlines along base edge as made, base edge chips and wear